Media Advisory: Ministers Wall and Pardy to Highlight Changes to Homeowner Support ProgramsMedia Advisory: Ministers Wall and Pardy to Highlight Changes to Homeowner Support Programs

Newfoundland and Labrador politicians, including the education minister and the NDP leader, are backing measures to protect children and teens from substance abuse in schools, prompted by recommendations from a provincial child death review committee. The recommendations include mandatory, age-appropriate substance abuse education starting in primary…

The article reports that Newfoundland and Labrador’s Progressive Conservative government has announced a plan to address housing but has not provided details on how it will meet the commitment of 10,000 new housing units by 2030. It notes that the government has allocated $31 million for new housing builds with no specifics on location or timing, and…

Newfoundland and Labrador's Progressive Conservative government has no plan to meet its pledge of 10,000 new housing units by 2030, and progress relies on federal funding. Finance Minister Craig Pardy says federal money is essential, there is no clear plan for a broader housing strategy or tenants’ protections, and the NL Housing Corporation asserts a…

The Newfoundland and Labrador government is combining the Provincial Home Repair Program and the Home Energy Savings Program to streamline funding and double forgivable loan amounts (PHRP from $5,000 to $10,000; HESP range up to $13,000 in Labrador) with a higher lifetime maximum ($30,000) and shorter reapplication wait time (five years). The Home…